Strictly Come Dancing bosses 'hit with string of complaints from fans' after Bruno Tonioli appeared to cup new judge Shirley Ballas' BREAST on air

Bruno Tonioli outraged fans when he appeared to cup Shirley Ballas' breast during Strictly Come Dancing's first live show last week.

And Strictly Come Dancing bosses have reportedly been hit by a barrage of complaints from fans about the incident and are said to be investigating after around 20 people objected, reports The Sun.

A source told the website that although Bruno's behaviour was meant to be 'harmless' viewers did not feel the same.

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Wow:Strictly Come Dancing bosses have reportedly been hit by a barrage of complaints from fans after Bruno Tonioli appeared to cup Shirley Ballas' breast during the first live show last week (pictured above)

They said: 'The BBC has now received formal complaints and will be officially looking into them to decide whether Bruno’s behaviour was acceptable.

'He obviously thought it was light-hearted fun, but you could tell Tess was shocked by her reaction. She looked completely aghast.

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'Bruno is obviously a larger-than- life sort of character but a number of viewers felt that touching a woman’s chest like that even in jest sends out the wrong message.

The BBC declined to comment when approached by Mail Online. Mail Online has contacted representatives for Ofcom for comment.

Shock: A source told the The Sun that although Bruno's behaviour was meant to be 'harmless' viewers did not feel the same and that the BBC had launched an investigation (above the bizarre moment stunned presenter Tess Daly and Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez)

New line-up: Bruno told the singer she made him 'feel so good' and then in a bizarre movement swept his arm around Shirley and appeared to cup her breast (above Shirley and Bruno with fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell)

Shirley, who is the new head judge on the BBC1 show, was touched by Bruno as he gave his critique to celebrity contestant Alexandra Burke.

Bruno told the singer she made him 'feel so good' and then in a bizarre movement swept his arm around Shirley and appeared to cup her breast.